The USRBC and the Association of Regional Banks of Russia (ASROS) co-hosted a half-day conference in Moscow on "New Trends in Bank Collaboration with FinTech Firms: From Online Banking to Mobile Applications" on May 22 at the World Bank’s offices. The event featured Central Bank representatives, financial services experts, industry leaders and fintech start-ups who discussed the ways that Russian banks are collaborating with fintech firms to develop broader product offerings for their clients as well as how fintech firms are disrupting the Russian financial services sector and driving innovation.